"Here Lies Toad, it's sad but true. Not nearly as marketable as Winnie the Pooh" - His tombstone at WDW's Haunted Mansion

I sometimes worry about the classic rides of Disneyland becoming too "old fashioned" to remain popular. Then I ride them and that worry melts away. They make you feel great, now same as ever, and that's what it's all about.

The best part of watching these videos is you don’t have to wait in line. We used to get soooooo high and go to Disneyland. All that fluorescent paint, like a ride through a head shop. We’d laugh our asses off. Grad night 1975. Lots of fun!

This is my DEFINITE #1 favorite in the entire resort. I ride this over and over. I’ll never beat my record at 81. Its so unique which makes it stand out from the rest. The music is stellar, the ride vehicles are unique. Its just a blast. It baffles my friends and family why this one is my favorite.

This ride is the definition of an acid trip If someone ever tells you to "Go to Hell", just ride this

My father used to "enhance" the experience. While letting me drive, he'd ham up his fear level. It's one of my all-time favorites, and I rode it long before I saw the movie.

I’ve always thought it would be very entertaining to be a fly on the wall during the meeting where someone pitched the hell scene. Someone had to say, “I’ve got this great idea for the ride” and someone ELSE had to say “yes! That’s it! That’s what we should do!” The fact that this scene is in the ride is so bizarre.

The genius of the dark rides is the simplicity. Disney took the idea of the dark ride and elevated it with familiar characters and a polish that's hard to match. Love this ride.

Alex, how do you do it. Another GEM.... I don't know how Disney did it back in the 50's but all the dark rides, Peter Pan my best, were all "almost" perfect. The simplicity was the charm, the 80's re-do to the dark rides was somewhat needed but they lost just a bit of the charm of the originals. Thanks again to Alex for his hours of work he does for our benefit. Stay safe, Stay strong.....

My first ride at age 8 was memorable, especially the train tunnel. It's one attraction that will always get a return visit. Great job Alex. 😊

This was my favorite ride as a kid and my heart broke when they removed it in Florida and I've hated Disney World since then. I'm happy I got to experience it though. Nice job as always Alex thanks for the video.

You forgot to mention that Mr Toad is also the coolest toad to ever live

Seriously one of my favorite rides. ❤

Alex just to let you know even though there are those who don't know about Disney's wind in the willows. And of course for some that know about that Disney animated classic, and they love to ride Mr toad's Wild Ride at Disneyland. The truth is for some people who don't know about the Disney animated classic, after when they ride Mr toad's Wild Ride. Some people would go to them, mainly parents and grandparents saying that Mr toad's Wild Ride is based on a Disney animated classic called wind of the willows. And of course they encourage those young people to watch the Disney animated classic itself, some would struggle to try to find it on DVD and so forth. But when they finally watch it, they might fall in love with it afterwards. If they remember writing Mr toad's Wild Ride, and at the same time that they would think that it's a great Disney movie and part of their love of other Disney movies that they've seen. And of course there's also Disney plus, so for those that have rode on Mr toad's Wild Ride, and that they're like young people and so forth that don't know about wind of the willows. When their parents and grandparents encourage them to watch the Disney animated classic, they would immediately go to Disney plus and try to find it. And once they do, I believe that they might have some interest on the movie. And would try to fall in love with it, along with other Disney animated movies that they have seen previously and grown up with. So even though Mr toad's Wild Ride is a great ride for the fans of the wind of the willows to experience at Disneyland, and it's there number one favorite. Because the wind of the willows is one of their favorite Disney animated classics. On the other hand of Mr toad's Wild Ride, the ride itself helps promote the Disney animated classic to a whole new generation of young people and kids. And because they would ride on Mr toad's Wild Ride who knows how many times, after that someone would tell them. Including maybe their parents and grandparents about the Disney animated classic the wind of the willows. And afterwards those young people and the kids would want to watch the movie after they've experienced the ride. And I was one of them as well, I've went on Mr toad's Wild Ride at some point when I was a kid. I think when I was like a preteen, until I got a preview about the adventures of Ichabod and Mr toad. From a Disney home video VHS, and I remembered asking my dad one time that I would like to have it. So I can know of what it was all about and so forth, unfortunately I never got the adventures of Ichabod and Mr toad. And never got a DVD of the wind in the willows, so I tried years and years wanting to watch The wind and The willows or the wind of the willows. I can't get the title right basically, but anyway it wasn't until Disney plus came along. And I finally saw it, and thought it was a very good Disney animated classic. So I do believe for some young people that have rode on Mr toad's Wild Ride who knows how many times, especially little kids. Somebody would tell them about the Disney animated classic, and some people like their parents and grandparents would tell them the same thing as well. And afterwards they would get the chance to watch wind of the willows or when in the willows, and they would probably get some interest in the Disney animated classic and they might fall in love with it. Just like the other Disney animated classics that they have seen before. I believe this is how it's like nowadays, for those that don't know about the Disney animated classic. Unless Mr toad's Wild Ride first gives them promotion to it, before they watch it. And before somebody tells them about it as well 👍😉

I love Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I wish I could've seen a video of the original version of it in the 1950's.

I lived in a city in Orange county that was VERY close to Disneyland. This was back in the 60s. Went to Disneyland many times back there. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was probably my favorite ride !

When I was little Mr Toad’s Wild Ride was my favorite. I used to think I was actually controlling the car with the steering wheel, similar to Autopia, which was so fun! My older brother and sisters always let me sit in the driver’s seat and were doubly entertained by the ride and their little sister’s overly enthusiastic steering.

I love this old ride. I’m glad California kept it, and I love its exterior, I wish I could build my house to resemble it.

I nice redo of an older video. FYI, watch the dragon at the end of the ride. See the light in his mouth? He used to belch smoke like the explosion scene on Big Thunders finale. You can hear him coughing as you burst out the door. I don't think the smoke effect has worked in a long time. The smoke (vapor) would linger in the scene giving hell a hazy appearance. They need to bring that back.

As always great job Alex, as a film teacher I appreciate your talent, production value and information!

I am sorry that you had to re-edit and re-upload all your videos.....but I am not sorry that I get to watch them again! 😁 I do miss the intros, though. It set a nice tone to your videos.

My favorite dark ride , I always make it a point to get in at least 1 ride when I visit the park.

We love that ride! And glad we go to Disneyland and don't live in Florida where they took it down!

My favorite ride! Happy to see such a pleasant video all about it. I actually love how simple it is, and hope it sticks around a long time as a piece of park history.

Another great video! 👍❤️ Thank you!!!!

The train collision used to scare the crap out of 5yo me. 5yo me also thought going to hell for reckless driving was a bit extreme.

Has always been one of my favorite rides.

Another great video. Disneyland has so many of those unique classic experiences. I hope they never change. One day we'll get there.

Thanks Alex. Another great video

I rode this in the 1950’s and came out crying. I think it was the loud noise and lighting that scared me most. I’m now in my 70’s and hesitant to take on “Mr. Toad’s Ride” again.

Amazing use of plywood and black lights!

Apparently when I was about 4 or 5 and went on this I freaked out and cried the whole time. Guess it scared me pretty bad lol. Was back in about 98. And even though I don't actually remember it I've always sort of had a dislike of the ride ever since.

WOW. The time for research, scripting, and editing you put into your videos is amazing... Thank you!

Best dark ride. Miss some of the old decor in the tavern that was risqué

In 1985, my high school friend brought me back a souvenir guide of Disneyland. He talked about how fun Mister Toads Wild Ride was. I finally got to ride it as an adult several times. And, Yes! The movie is ALL THAT + a bag of Fritos!

My favorite ride!!!!!!

Another great video

I rode this once and we could hear the music from the Alice ride (right next door) at one point.

This ride is really still in existence? That's astonishing. I'm glad to hear it. Is there any other amusement park ride that contains a representation of Hell? It's just weird, hilarious, and totally awesome. My most recent trip to Disneyland was years ago, and my friends and I couldn't get enough of this ride. Thanks, Alex, you do excellent work whatever the subject matter. Your narration, by the way, is outstanding. It's a perfect antidote to all the robo-voices out there.

One of my Favorites!

Nice video Alex! I love the fact that you covered and off the overlooked “ride”! , One my favorite classic dark ride ...

“Everyone wants Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.” -Brodie from the movie Mallrats

Very nice presentation of the ride. Thanks.

If you're soaking wet from Splash Mountain, going to hell feels so good.

The best hidden satire in the ride is that “Hell” starting after the 80’s refurb actually became a political/social commentary on a corrupt legal system. In the original cartoon, the judge featured in the ride is the prosecutor for the crown. Satan is depicted more than once in The New Testament as a prosecutor and the prosecutor appears in the hell scene holding a judges gavel instead of a pitchfork.

Best ride in Fantasy Land

Mr. Toads is where my sister studied drivers ed. 7 tries to pass & she is out there with us!

Maybe they didn't have you go to get the deed back, because, that would be returning to Toad Hall(a place you've already been to).?

The only "ride" at Disneyland lol

Walt disney: hey are you drunk. Worker: yeah mate I'm swerving through hell and town. Walt disney: 💡

Admission here, I’ve been going to DL since the early 80’s and Xmas ‘19 was the first time I went on Mr Toads, lol

I not only love the Disneyland version, but i also love the Magic Kingdom version so much, i feel horrible when i readed that this ride was replaced with Winnie the Pooh. (I never rode those versions, but saw POVs of thems)

I always assumed Mr Toad was under the influence, multiple influences

Which scene in the ride used to be the "Mad Hatter Shop"?

Alex the Historian I just got a perfect idea that you should do for any of your upcoming videos. First of all I don't think you ever talked about the Country Bear jamboree yet, and how the attraction changed with two other shows for those classic Disney attraction characters. I think you should do a three-part series about the Country Bears, part 1 should be called the history of the Country Bear jamboree, part 2 should be called the history of the Country Bear Christmas celebration and part 3 should be called the history of the country bear vacation hoedown. Just to let you know Alex, I have found a couple of videos on KZfaq. Where they talk about all three shows the Country Bear jamboree, the Country Bear Christmas celebration and the country bear vacation hoedown. And I think maybe I found a couple of videos where it just talks about the Country Bear jamboree, and I found a couple of videos that talks about the Country Bear Christmas celebration. And I've only found one video that talks about the country bear vacation hoedown. And to me it's kind of sad that only one video on KZfaq is dedicated to the Country Bear vacation hoedown, and let me tell you this Alex. The country bear vacation hoedown is basically my number one favorite version of The Country Bears, I do love the original Country Bear jamboree. It is a true classic, but I like vacation hoedown kind of better than the original. But at the same time I still like the original Country Bear jamboree, because it is a classic and I do want to respect for the other fans that love that one as well. And to be on their side because it's a classic. So basically I'm sort of in between two teams of fans the Country Bear jamboree team and the country bear vacation hoedown team, I'm in between teams. At first I was part of the vacation hoedown team. But now I'm between two teams, the Country Bear jamboree team and the country bear vacation hoedown team. So with that in mind as well, please make sure that if you talk about the country bear attraction, please make sure to do it in a three-part series. The first one talking about the classic Country Bear jamboree, and the whole video dedicated to the entire show of the original Country Bear jamboree, and then a second video where it's all dedicated to the Country Bear Christmas celebration throughout the video. And finally a third video where the entire video is dedicated to the Country Bear vacation hoedown. And at the same time I'm waiting for somebody to do a video where the entire video dedicates and talks about the history of the country bear vacation hoedown, and it doesn't talk about the other country bear shows the original jamboree and the Christmas special. I'm really waiting for someone on KZfaq, to make a video about the history and dedicating to the country bear vacation hoedown. And I hope you will be the perfect and great person to do it. 👍😉 But again you got to make sure that you do other videos that talk about the history and dedicate to the other two country bear attractions as well, starting with part one of the history of the Country Bear jamboree. Part 2 the history of the Country Bear Christmas celebration, and finally part 3 the history of the country bear vacation hoedown. I hope you'll remember this idea, and I hope to see three new upcoming videos. Where each single video talks about the history and its own version of the country bear attraction show, and of course all three videos are like a three-part video series as well. I really hope to see this very soon as part of your upcoming videos of your KZfaq channel 👍😉

History of the Little Mermaid Ariel’s Undersea Adventure

Bravo to you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Excellent episode. Simply, the attraction is Indisputably Iconic Walt Disney. And if anyone should remove this attraction from Disneyland they surely will go to 🔥"Hell"🔥 😉

I like Winnie the Pooh but I'm so sad this is gone from Walt Disney World. I loved it as a kid. One of my favorites from my childhood.

It’s my moms fave ride at DL. It scared tf outta me as a kid lmfao 😂😂😂 whatever is wrong with me I got it from her hahahaha

I always wanted to go on that ride, but never did. My Mother would not like this ride unfortunately, because the Hell part. My mother is so overly religious that she doesn't want anything to do with the Hell nor the Devil. Which is sad really, because from what I just saw, it is as you said, Whimsical. Mum even said she won't ride the Haunted Mansion anymore because of the incantations of Madame Leota. Sad. I may be a Latter Day Saint, but I know how to have fun and know what's meant to be fun. Thank you, Alex.

“…he gets a mania when he sees a new mechanical wonder, he must buy it and drive it wildly through the country side” (me, thinking…realizing..) AWWWW IM J. THADDEUS TOAD!!!!

Hell is now air conditioned...

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Great video as always, Alex! I was wondering what the music was you are playing in the background?

We lost ours in one of the Fantasyland remodels, sigh.

How long did this take?

Whilst I appreciate its place in Disneyland history it is a ride that I will often skip in favour of another ride if time is tight.

I always wanted to ride this but never could because the flashing experience could cause seizures to me. I tried going on it without looking, but everything just was confusing without looking and takes away the point.

I've Been On Mr Toad's Wild Ride Car Ride At Disneyland Resort In Anaheim California During My Los Angeles California And Universal Studios Hollywood And Las Vegas Nevada And Disneyland Resort Megatrip Back In March And April 2016 And It Was Super Awesome. Thanks Mate. X

from what i understand it is an important distinction that you aren't going to hell on this ride, you go to purgatory.

I loved going on the hot Mr Toad after getting drenched on Splash Mountain.

I hate going to hell on MR Toad wild ride at Disneyland park

Did you know there was a Mr toad in Disney world? It was replaced by Winnie the Pooh in 1998

So why did Disney imagineers put the prosecuting attorney in for the judge?

Sometimes less is more...

He’s off to heading to nowhere at all

Mr. Toad goes to Hell. 😆

How can you call this a History of and not mention the former WDW version?

wtf thats wild